CN101238345B - Configurable device for cleaning the barrel of a firearm, and kit - Google Patents
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Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for cleaning firearm barrels, including those of military issue firearms, wherein the methods include a step for removing loose materials from within the barrel, a step for dislodging materials not removed during the first removal step, and a step for removing the materials dislodged during the dislodging step, as well as one or more optional cleaning steps to be performed in addition to or in lieu of the other cleaning steps, and wherein the firearm barrel cleaning device can be adapted to have different configurations for use during one or more of the various cleaning steps.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the firearm cleaning; And in particular; Relate to configurable firearm barrel cleaning device that reliably and effectively cleans various firearm barrel and the external member that contains the assembly of said cleaning, said firearm barrel comprises the firearm barrel of the armament systems that military firearm and platform are installed.
Background technology
Various materials (for example; Carbon, copper, plastics, dirt, snow, earth, cigarette ash) be accumulated in the gun barrel of firearm in time inevitably, and the existence of these materials can be moderately to the effectiveness that seriously endangers firearm under the situation of cleaned at regular intervals firearm barrel improperly.For instance, the short term build-up of material in firearm barrel can desirably not postpone from the bullet of said firearm emission or the release time of other forms of ammunition.Equally, the material that is retained in the long time period in the firearm barrel can cause corrosion or other remarkable degradations of the assembly of said firearm, thereby needs the reparation or the replacement of the costliness of said firearm potentially.
Although the design of the firearm cleaning device conversion along with the time, it all trends towards falling into one of following two kinds of universal design kinds: (No. the 2nd, 559,376, the United States Patent (USP), promulgation of giving Schnitger like for example promulgation are to the 3rd of people such as Lewis for rigid mount; 208, No. 302, promulgation give the 4th, 144, No. 609 of Dubs, promulgation to the 5th of people such as Rambo; 815, No. 975 and promulgation are to described in the 6th, 378, No. 236 of people such as Solberg) and flexible device (give the United States Patent (USP) the 4th of Malesky like for example promulgation; The 5th, 871 of Hedge is given in 399, No. 627, promulgation; No. 589 and promulgation are given described in the 6th, 630, No. 034 of Schnell).Although there are differences at its design aspect; But the firearm barrel cleaning device uses usually in a similar fashion; Just through be inserted in the said firearm with loose in said gun barrel or drive away (for example, through brush, scrape and/or get excited one in doing or hiding) unwanted material.Then, through cleaning device self or through use one or more extra means from said gun barrel remove drive away material.
Unfortunately, most known firearm cleaning devices (no matter being rigidity or flexible) all once received comprise use and/or hard transportation, the puzzlement of lack multifunctionality (just, can not clean various firearms) and inefficacious one or more shortcomings.Especially because having changed continuously along with the time and developed, the size of firearm, shape, bore and action make inefficacious problem become more remarkable.Many conventional firearm barrel cleaning devices can not clean the gun barrel of more novel, more perfect firearm (especially, such as the serial military weapon of so-called 40mm) satisfactorily.Therefore, the current unique selection that effectively and reliably cleans said firearm possibly be dismounting and re-assembly that this generally speaking possibly spend several hours.This all is the unacceptable time limit in any environment, and uses therein under traditional background of this weapon, even do not threaten life, that also even possibly be a problem more.
Therefore, need a kind ofly to be easy to use and to transport and can be reliably and clean the firearm cleaning device of various firearm barrel (gun barrel that comprises military firearm) effectively.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is through providing a kind of configurable firearm barrel cleaning device and using the method for said device to satisfy these and other needs.Said firearm cleaning device comprises one or more cable sections and one or more bar, and a plurality of assemblies and/or annex can be independently or be connected to said bar in combination and implement a plurality of clean operations to dispose said device.Said cable sections and some or all said assemblies can be stored in the container (for example) for packing or sell and be external member.
Firearm barrel cleaning course of the present invention needs a plurality of cleanings to guarantee reliably and to shift out unwanted material from gun barrel up hill and dale.According to current preferred aspect of the present invention; Said cleaning course has minimum 3 steps; First step solvent-applied or other cleaning auxiliary substance and in gun barrel, remove bulk material wherein; Second step is driven away the material that during said first step, does not remove, and third step removes said through driving away material.
For forming said cleaning device, axle is attached to the flexible section of cable.For said first cleaning, the surface cylinder stopper is placed on the cane of said axle and to be arranged on the top of said stopper with retaining.To clean auxiliary substance and put on said retaining cloth, and along breech to the muzzle direction said device is pulled through said firearm barrel then and leave so that bulk material is adhered to said retaining cloth and the emission from bay and cartridge case extractor in said gun barrel.For said second cleaning, replace said retaining cloth and stopper with one or more brush wheels, along with being pulled through the said brush wheel of said firearm barrel along breech to the muzzle direction, said device in said gun barrel, drives away material.Except cleaning substance not being put on said retaining cloth and using new retaining cloth or utilize before not the using the surface of previous used retaining cloth, said the 3rd cleaning uses the equipment identical with said first step.During said the 3rd cleaning, thereby the material of during said second cleaning, being driven away is adhered to said retaining cloth and thereby is removed by said retaining cloth.
In case implemented said three cleanings, the level of then assessing the cleaning that has taken place is to determine whether repeating any or all said cleaning.Through auxiliary naked eyes being arranged or not having auxiliary naked eyes visually to carry out said assessment.If need to confirm extra clean, then can the said cleaning of any or all (current is preferred) be repeated one or many.
Said cleaning course also can need other cleanings, can or replace said step to implement said other cleanings outside step mentioned above.For instance, one or more extra clean steps can be embodied as stain cleaning substituting or to postpone and implement cleaning mentioned above, or be embodied as before the cleaning mentioned above, during and/or additional cleaning afterwards.For implementing said other cleanings, one or more assemblies or annex (for example, one or more brushes, pick, scraper) are connected to cable sections or are connected to bar, said cable sections or bar can be connected to one or more extra bars again to increase length.
Some or all said various assemblies that are used to form configurable cleaning device of the present invention can be stored, pack and/or provide with the sale is external member.Said dial bundle LMS is contained in the portable, lightweight case that can easily be carried by the firearm user usually.
Because the configurability of cleaning device of the present invention, so the various firearm that it can be reliably and cleaning comprises military firearm (for example, 40mm is serial) effectively.As used herein, term " firearm " is meant the weapon that can launch projectile from it.For the purposes of the present disclosure; The instance of firearm includes, but is not limited to: rifle, pistol, shotgun, machine gun, rifle, assault rifle, revolver, deringer, starting pistol, portable light machine gun and small-sized cannon; Wherein for the purposes of the present disclosure; Said weapon all can be considered firearm, and no matter it is to be carried by the user also to be mounted in something (for example, aircraft, tank, ground) upward for use.For the purposes of the present disclosure, firearm can have any bore, comprises the bore that is greater than or less than 0.50 bore, and can have the action of any kind, include, but is not limited to single action, two moving, pump moving, bolt moving, lever action, automatically or semi-automatic action.
Hereinafter will be discussed other aspects of the present invention, embodiment and advantage in detail.Though; Specific embodiment of the present invention is to point to the device that is used to clean and safeguard 40mm series weapon; The person of ordinary skill in the field should be appreciated that, can easily make the present invention be suitable for the firearm that cleans and safeguard that other are big or small through the size that changes each assembly.
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For further understanding these and other purpose of the present invention, see also following detailed description of the present invention, it should read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is the exploded view that is formed for the assembly of the firearm cleaning device that the first and the 3rd cleaning of embodiment according to the present invention property embodiment uses;
Figure 1A is the perspective view of the device of 1A when through assembling;
Fig. 2 is the perspective view that is used for the firearm cleaning device that second cleaning of embodiment according to the present invention property embodiment uses;
Fig. 3 is the perspective view of the arbor assembly of firearm cleaning device of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the cross-section front view of arbor assembly of Fig. 3 of 4-4 along the line institute intercepting;
Fig. 5 is the perspective view of brush wheel (rotating brush) assembly of firearm cleaning device of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the front view of the surface cylinder plug assembly of firearm cleaning device of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the side view of the plug assembly of Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 is the perspective view of the arbor assembly of Fig. 3-4 of installation diagram 6 and 7 plug assembly;
Fig. 9 is the perspective view of the interior thorax mirror assembly that is used for together using with firearm cleaning device of the present invention;
Figure 10 is the perspective view of the scraper attachment that is used for together using with firearm cleaning device of the present invention;
Figure 11 is the perspective view of the pick annex that is used for together using with firearm cleaning device of the present invention;
Figure 12 is the perspective view of the side brush annex that is used for together using with firearm cleaning device of the present invention;
Figure 13 is the perspective view of the end brush annex that is used for together using with firearm cleaning device of the present invention;
Figure 14 is the perspective view of the central part assembly that is used for together using with firearm cleaning device of the present invention;
Figure 15 is the perspective view of the nose bar assembly that is used for together using with firearm cleaning device of the present invention;
Figure 16 is the perspective view of the recessed bar assembly that is used for together using with firearm cleaning device of the present invention;
Figure 17 is the side view that contains the container that is useful on the material that together uses with firearm cleaning device of the present invention;
Figure 18 is the perspective view according to firearm cleaning device of the present invention, and wherein the recessed bar of the nose bar of Figure 15 and Figure 16 has linked together and the end of Figure 13 brush annex has been connected to said recessed bar; And
Figure 19 is the perspective view according to firearm cleaning device of the present invention, and wherein the recessed bar of the nose bar of Figure 15 and Figure 16 has linked together and the side of Figure 12 brush annex has been connected to said recessed bar.
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The present invention provides a kind of firearm cleaning device.Said device comprises one or more cable sections and one or more bar, and a plurality of assemblies and/or annex can be independently or be connected to said bar in combination to dispose said device to go up a plurality of clean operations of enforcement in various firearm barrel (gun barrel that comprises military firearm).Said cable sections, said bar and some or all said assemblies can be stored in the container for packing/selling and be external member.
Firearm cleaning course of the present invention needs a plurality of cleanings to guarantee reliably and to remove unwanted material from gun barrel up hill and dale.According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention; Said cleaning course has minimum 3 steps; First step solvent-applied or other cleaning auxiliary substance and in gun barrel, remove bulk material wherein; Second step is driven away the material that during said first step, does not remove, and third step removes said through driving away material.
Fig. 1 describes to form the assembly according to the cleaning device 100A of first cleaning of the present invention, just cable sections 200, axle 300, general cylindrical stopper 400 and retaining cloth 500.Cable sections 200 has two ends 210,220, and one or more assemblies can reversible and still be connected to said end reliably.Shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 and in exemplary embodiment of the present invention, axle 300 has general cylindrical cane 310, and said cane has openend 340 and has one or more flanges 320 from its extension.The other end 330 of axle 300 also is general cylindrical and has the diameter bigger than the diameter of cane 310.Optionally and like Fig. 1,1A, 2, shown in 3 and 8, but cylindrical end 330 textures (for example, through annular knurl) of said axle are handled being easy to.
General cylindrical stopper 400 has the opening 410 that is defined in wherein, and said as shown in Figure 8 opening is through confirming size so that said stopper can be installed on the cane 310 of axle 300.The diameter of opening 410 should be enough greatly being installed on the cane 310, and enough little so that keep contacting between stopper 400 and the axle 300 in the existence of flange 320 during the said cleaning course.
In case stopper 400 is in suitable position, then will keeps off cloth 500 and be positioned on the axle cane 310.As shown in fig. 1, retaining cloth 500 has opening 510 so that it can be installed on the cane 310 of axle 300 and be shelved on the top of stopper 400.Optionally and as promulgation to described in people's such as Williams the United States Patent (USP) the 4th, 716, No. 673 (it incorporates this paper into way of reference in full), cane 310 can wherein keep off cloth 500 and can be passed said groove for use by feeding through fluting.
Shown in Fig. 1 and 7 and current be preferred, stopper 400 has substantial cylindrical part 420 on the cylindrical end 330 of axle of leaning against 300 and the chamfered portion of borrowing 430 that is communicated with retaining cloth 500.The inclined-plane of part 430 or truncate cone shape help the aligning of holdout device 100A in gun barrel; Thereby reduce said device and be stuck in the possibility in the gun barrel, also help to keep contacting between retaining cloth 500 and stopper 400 and said retaining cloth and the gun barrel wall at said inclined plane shape during the said cleaning course.
Be to continue the assembling of cleaning device 100A, through reversible and reliably the end 210 of said cable sections is attached to the end 340 of said axle and axle 300 is connected to cable sections 200.In currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, the end 340 of axle 300 has an opening, and the end 210 of cable sections 200 is inserted in the said opening to realize connection.As shown in Figure 4, axle 300 comprises that the interior thorax 350 with threaded portion 360 and unthreaded portion 370 is to connect cable sections 200.The person of ordinary skill in the field should be appreciated that, can also other modes (for example, snap) be attached axle 300 and cable sections 200 reliable and reversiblely.
Figure 1A describes to supply the cleaning device 100A through assembling that uses in said first cleaning.Such as assembling, cleaning device 100A can comprise that handle 110 is to promote said cleaning course.Be to form handle 110, reversible and reliably first end 130 of central part 120 (consulting Figure 14) is connected to the other end 220 of cable sections 200.According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, central part 120 has threaded stem 130 at its first end place, and said threaded stem is used to be threadedly attached to the screwed hole in the end 220 of cable sections 200.The person of ordinary skill in the field should be appreciated that, can also other modes (for example, snap) be attached central part 120 and cable sections 200 reliable and reversiblely.
In case cleaning device 100A is by assembling fully, then it has been ready to be inserted in the firearm.Yet solvent or other cleaning auxiliary substances with scheduled volume before the said insertion process of beginning place on the exposed surface 520 that keeps off cloth 500 current for preferred.Said cleaning auxiliary substance can be contained in pipe or other containers 1300 (consulting Figure 17), and said pipe as mentioned below can be included in the external member.The concrete selection of cleaning auxiliary substance can change, yet it should be through selecting to maximize the ability that said retaining cloth removes bulk material in the firearm barrel.Preferably current, said cleaning auxiliary substance is polymer at least in part.According to current preferred embodiment of the present invention, said cleaning auxiliary substance is that said polymer is taken on solvent, lubricant and antirust agent based on polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) (based on PTFE) polymer.The instance of the cleaning auxiliary substance that is fit to is can be from Otis Products Inc.of Lyons Falls, the Otis BoreSolvent CLP that NY buys.For promoting the effectiveness of said cleaning auxiliary substance, should be inserted in the contiguous time (just, in the several seconds) in the firearm it will be applied on the retaining cloth surface 520 will installing 100A.
Being inserted through the end of cable sections 200 220 introduced in the cartridge chamber (not shown) of firearms of device 100A begins.Cable sections 200 is advanced along breech to the muzzle direction and is passed said firearm (just, passing cartridge chamber, rifle shoulder, rifle neck and gun barrel) until the transmitting terminal appearance of end 220 from said gun barrel.According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, central part 120 is attached to the end 220 of said cable sections before being inserted in the firearm will installing 100a, this is because this any obstruction that will allow said central part to help to remove in the said firearm barrel is sub.
In case second end 220 of said cable sections occurs from said firearm, formation handle 110 then as indicated above.Handle 110 is used for passing said firearm barrel to cause retaining cloth 500 cleaning gun barrels along breech to muzzle direction towing cleaning device 100A.Along with said device towing being passed gun barrel and (for example applies predetermined torsional force auto levelizer 100A; Through the rotation or the distortion handle 110) current be preferred; This is because so do causing extra clean (just, will cause keeping off cloth 500 and pick up more bulk materials).
Fully take out from gun barrel in case will install 100A, then be reversed said assembling process so that reconfigurable subsequently said device is driven away said second cleaning of material in the said firearm barrel with the wherein said cleaning device of implementing said cleaning course.
Fig. 2 describes to supply second form through assembling of the cleaning device 100B that uses in said second cleaning of the present invention.For forming the device 100B of Fig. 2, one or more brush wheels or rotating brush 700 arrangements are communicated with axle 300.As shown in Figure 5, brush wheel 700 comprises grommet 710, and a plurality of bristles 720 extend to form the rotating brush shape from said grommet.The grommet opening 730 of each brush wheel 700 is by on the cane 310 of feeding axle 300.The existence of flange 320 helps each brush wheel 700 is remained on the appropriate location during said cleaning course.
In alternate embodiment of the present invention, the existence restriction of the last lock feature (not shown) on the inner surface through grommet 710 and the cane outer surface of axle 300 or prevent the independent rotation between brush wheel 700 and the axle 300.For instance, the protrusion on the inner surface of said grommet can be in confirming that size is with the longitudinal fluting on the outer surface of cane that said axle is installed.
As indicated among Fig. 2, cleaning device 100B can comprise a plurality of (for example, two) brush wheel 700.The concrete quantity that is used to form the brush wheel 700 of device 100B can change according to various factors, the type of the firearm that said factor includes, but is not limited to cleaning and required clean level.High-caliber if desired cleaning utilizes then that to form device 100B more than one brush wheel 700 current for preferred.The quantity of axle 300 upper flanges 320 is generally equal to or greater than the quantity with the brush wheel 700 that utilizes.
In case, then about the first cleaning device 100A is said axle 300 is attached to cable sections 200 like preceding text with brush wheel or take turns 700 and be placed in the appropriate position.If desired and as shown in Figure 2, can use preceding text to form handle 110 about described technology of the first cleaning device 100A and assembly.For realizing the insertion of the second cleaning device 100B, before said device is inserted firearm, should not form handle 110, yet because of the reason that preceding text are discussed, it is current for preferred before inserting, central part 120 to be attached to cable 200.
Fully remove from firearm barrel in case will install 100B, then be reversed said assembling process and remove the 3rd cleaning of the material of during said second cleaning, being driven away and reshuffle said device so that can be wherein said cleaning device.For implementing said its Ei of the 3rd cleaning according to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, under the situation of two exceptions said cleaning device by with Fig. 1 and 1A in the device 100A that described dispose identically and utilize.The first, use new retaining cloth 500 or re-use previous employed retaining cloth but be placed on stopper 400 so that new (just before untapped) surface 520 will contact gun barrel during said cleaning course.This will promote the cleaning effectiveness of retaining cloth 500 and will reduce throat erosion.The second, concerning said the 3rd cleaning, do not have the cleaning auxiliary substance and add retaining cloth 500 to, this is heavily to be adhered to firearm barrel because so do with causing through driving away dirt.
After accomplishing said the 3rd cleaning, the level of the cleaning that assessment has taken place is to determine whether that it serves as preferred should repeating any or all cleaning one, two and/or three.This assessment one in can following dual mode visually carries out: make people (for example can more easily see the inner assistive device of firearm barrel through use; Interior thorax speculum 800 as shown in Figure 9), or when after the third step at said cleaning course when gun barrel takes out said device naked eyes visual observation gun barrel and/or keep off cloth 500.If confirm to need more cleanings, then once or more how extra any or all (current is preferably) cleaning one, two and three that repeats inferiorly.
Said cleaning course also can need other cleanings, can or replace said step to implement said other cleanings outside step mentioned above.For instance, one or more extra clean steps can be embodied as stain cleaning substituting or to postpone and implement cleaning mentioned above, or be embodied as before the cleaning mentioned above, during and/or additional cleaning afterwards.
For implementing said other cleanings; With one or more assemblies or annex connect (for example, through being threaded) to the end 210,220 of cable sections 200 or first end 610 that is connected to (current) recessed bar 600B (consulting Figure 15) for preferred with formation cleaning device 100C, 100D ..., 100x.For extra length and current for preferred is provided to device 100x, for example, shown in Figure 18 and 19, can the nose 620 of nose bar 600A (consulting Figure 15) be attached to the other end 630 of said recessed bar.
Figure 18 describes cleaning device 100C, and it is formed by nose bar 600A, recessed bar 600B and end brush annex 1200 (consulting Figure 13), and Figure 19 describes cleaning device 100D, and it is brushed annex 1100 (consulting Figure 12) by nose bar 600A, recessed bar 600B and side and forms.Recessed bar 600B be can be attached to and (but being not limited to) scraper attachment 900 (consulting Figure 10) and pick annex 1000 (consulting Figure 11) comprised with other annexes that form cleaning device 100x.
Opposite with the cleaning device 110A that utilizes during three above-mentioned cleanings, 100B, usually through the transmitting terminal that is inserted into firearm utilize cleaning device 100C, 100D ..., 100x.Yet, device 100C, 100D ..., 100x can be used for device 100A and 100B identically, in this case through annex being connected to cable sections 200 but not one or more bar 600 forms said device for preferred.
Concrete select to utilize which annex with form device 100C, 100D ..., 100x will change according to several factors, the level of the type of the firearm that said factor includes, but is not limited to cleaning, the type of material of managing to clean and the cleaning of managing to realize.As limiting examples, side brush annex 1100 can be used for throwing off the material of having accumulated near the transmitting terminal of said gun barrel (the same with scraper attachment 1100), and it is especially effective to removing carbon elimination, copper and plastic material.
Fig. 3-17 describe to can be used for forming cleaning device 100A of the present invention, 100B, 100C, 100D ..., one or more or the various assemblies and the annex that can be used in combination with firearm barrel cleaning course of the present invention among the 100x.Any or all said assembly or annex can be included in the external member.As limiting examples, said dial bundle LMS can be contained in the container, for example gives the U.S. design patent D339 of Marks such as promulgation, described suitcase (not shown) substantially in No. 470, and said full patent texts is incorporated herein with way of reference.According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, said external member will comprise at least one in each assembly/annex as herein described, and current for more preferably, will comprise at least two cable sections 200 and a plurality of retaining cloth 500.The kit can also include printed products, for example, as a non-limiting example, a list of the list of components, one or more ads, one or more of the complimentary tickets and one or more quality guarantee.According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, said external member printed matter will comprise at least assembling cleaning device 100A, 100B, 100C, 100D ..., the difference configuration of 100x and use the specification of said device.Said printed matter can be provided in the hard copy in (for example, paper or laminate) and/or the soft copy (for example, CD-ROM or another computer-readable media).
According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, the said container of wherein accommodating said external member should be portable and lighter, also should be firm and waterproof basically.The container that is fit to can be from Otis Products Inc.of Lyons Falls, and NY buys.
Although in Fig. 3-17,, should be appreciated that with said assembly of given shape, size and/or dimensions and annex, the said aspect of any or all of said assembly and annex can from shown in situation change.The factor that can cause said variation is: size, shape and/or the size of firearm type, firearm size, shape and/or size, firearm barrel, process the expection environment for use (for example, when, where expection will reach every said firearm cleaning device that uses at a distance from how long) of the material and the said firearm cleaning device of said assembly.
For instance, the length of cable sections 200 can change according to a plurality of factors of the type that comprises the firearm that is cleaning.In currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, external member will comprise the cable sections 200 of at least two different lengths, and wherein first section length is that the length of about 30.0 inches and second section is about 12.0 inches.
The width of openend 340 parts of the cane 310 of axle 300 is less than diameter about 50% of said cane usually, and wherein about 0.21 inch open end width is current to be preferred.Like institute's diagram among Fig. 4; The length that said axle has interior thorax 350 and threaded interior part 360 and do not have threaded interior part 370. threaded portions 360 is less than length about 50% of unthreaded portion 370 usually, and the current preferred length of wherein said threaded portion and said unthreaded portion is respectively about 0.33 inch and about 0.82 inch.
The grommet 710 and the bristle 720 of each brush wheel 700 are made from a variety of materials usually.The current preferable material of said grommet based on the material of metal (for example is; Stainless steel, brass); And the current preferable material of said brush body is the material based on filament, and said material includes, but is not limited to nylon (for example, 0.010 nylon) and cubic boron nitride (0.016CBN).
Although this paper describes and be illustrated as circle with brush wheel 700, it also can have other shapes (for example, square, ellipse).The combined diameter of the opening 730 of grommet 710 and said grommet account for usually brush wheel 700 (comprising bristle 720) overall diameter about 50%; Wherein according to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, the overall diameter of said brush wheel is that about 1.75 inches and combined grommet and opening diameter are about 0.91 inch.The diameter of the opening 730 of each brush wheel 700 is approximately equal to but the diameter that is a bit larger tham axle cane 310 is installed on the said cane to allow said brush wheel opening.According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, the diameter of brush wheel opening 730 is about 0.50 inch.
The grommet 710 of brush wheel 700 and the thickness of bristle part 720 are normally similar; Yet; According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention; Said grommet is thick more about 10% to 15% than the bristle part of said brush wheel 720, and the thickness of wherein said grommet is that the thickness of about 0.35 inch and said bristle part is about 0.31 inch.
The overall diameter of stopper 400 is similar to usually, but less than the overall diameter of brush wheel 300, the diameter of stopper opening 410 should be approximately equal to, but the diameter that is a bit larger tham axle cane 310 is installed on the said cane to allow said brush wheel opening.According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, the diameter of stopper 400 is that the diameter of about 1.67 inches and stopper opening 410 is about 0.50 inch.
The gross thickness of stopper 400 is usually greater than the gross thickness of brush wheel 700, and as current preferred, is about 0.50 inch.The thickness of the cylindrical part of stopper 400 is generally equal to gross thickness about more than 50% of said stopper, and the current preferred thickness of wherein said cylindrical part is about 0.286 inch.The variable-angleization on the inclined-plane of inclined-plane or truncate tapered segment 430 and even be somewhat taper shape, yet according to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, bevel angle is about 45 °.
Although this paper will keep off cloth 500 and describe and be illustrated as circle, it also can have and includes, but is not limited to oval and foursquare other shapes.Retaining cloth 500 can be processed by various materials, and wherein concrete material should promote said retaining cloth to remove to trend towards to accumulate the ability of the material in the gun barrel with firearm.According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, said retaining cloth is processed by the material based on fiber, and wherein the material based on cotton fiber is currently most preferred.The diameter of retaining cloth 500 should be than the overall diameter of stopper 400 big (preferably) at least about 75%.According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, the diameter of retaining cloth 500 is about 3.0 inches.Yet it should be noted that also can 2 inches military retaining cloth 500 of standard used according to the invention.In this embodiment, need in retaining cloth 500, form the hole.
In the time of in being packaged in said external member, retaining cloth 500 can not have opening or one or more pre-formed members.According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, each the retaining cloth 500 in the said external member should have at least one opening 510 that is defined in wherein and with permission said retaining is arranged on the cane 310 of axle 300.Same current is preferred; Said retaining cloth should have the slit (not shown) of a plurality of different location; Can be with fluting cleaning tip surface (as for example issuing United States Patent (USP) the 4th to people such as Williams; Described in 716, No. 673 patents) be inserted in the said slit to promote the one or more dissimilar firearms of cleaning.Even so do not utilize, said slit neither can be torn causing keeping off cloth 500, and it can not suppress the cleaning effectiveness of said retaining cloth yet.
The total length of interior thorax speculum 800 doubles its overall width usually at least, and wherein according to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, said hole length and width are respectively about 2.15 inches and about 0.96 inch.The width of the main body 810 of interior thorax speculum 800 is usually less than 1/3rd of the overall width of interior thorax speculum 800, and wherein about 0.31 inch body width is current preferred.In the length of main body 810 is generally the total length of thorax speculum 800 at least about 75%, wherein about 1.68 inches principal length is current preferred.
The length of main body 1120 comprise usually side brush assemblies 1100 total length at least about 80%, wherein the length of threaded stem 1110 comprises residue length.According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, the total length of side brush annex 1100 is about 2.69 inches, and the length of main body 1210 is about 2.35 inches.
The overall width of side brush annex 1100 is made up of the outstanding length that the width of main body 1120 adds bristle 1130.The outstanding length of bristle 1130 comprise usually side brush annex 1100 overall width at least about 50%.According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, the overall width of side brush annex 1100 is about 0.61 inch, and the outstanding length of bristle 1130 is about 0.34 inch.
The length of the length of main body 1220 and bristle 1230 is similarly, and is slightly smaller than the length of the threaded stem 1210 of about twice usually.According to currently preferred embodiments of the present invention, the total length of end brush annex 1200 is about 1.25 inches, and wherein the length of main body 1220, threaded stem 1210 and bristle 1230 is respectively about 0.487 inch, 0.263 inch and about 0.5 inch.
Although this paper has set forth the present invention with reference to the details of currently preferred embodiments; But do not hope said details is regarded as limiting scope of the present invention; Only if it is included in the following claims; Above stated specification just of the present invention only is an illustrative, and should be appreciated that, under the situation that does not deviate from scope of the present invention described in the following claims or spirit, realizes changing and revising.In addition, the mentioned any document of this paper all is incorporated herein with way of reference in full, and any other document of institute's reference is incorporated herein equally in the mentioned document of this paper.
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1. configurable firearm barrel cleaning device, it comprises:
At least one cable sections, wherein each cable sections has first end and second end;
Axle, it has cane, but said cane has first end with said first end engagement of mode of operation and said cable sections, and said axle has second end;
Stopper, it has the opening that is defined in wherein, and wherein said stopper has cylindrical part and chamfered portion, and said cylindrical part is communicated with said second end of said axle, and said chamfered portion is communicated with said retaining cloth;
At least one keeps off cloth, and it has the opening that is defined in wherein; And
At least one brush wheel, it has the opening that is defined in wherein;
Said cleaning device has first configuration that is associated with first clean operation at least, said first configuration through arranging so that:
The said cane of said axle is placed said opening that passes said retaining cloth and the said opening that passes said stopper; Wherein said stopper reaches with said second end of said axle and is communicated with said retaining cloth, and said first end of said cable sections is connected to said axle at the said first end place of said cane; And said cleaning device has second configuration that is associated with second clean operation at least, said second configuration through arranging so that:
The said cane of said axle is placed each the said opening that passes in said at least one brush wheel, and one of them brush wheel is communicated with said second end of said axle; And
Said first end of said cable sections is connected to said axle at the said first end place of said cane.
2. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said device comprise the handle that uses in confession at least one in said first and second configuration, and said handle comprises:
Central part, it is connected to said second end of said cable sections, and said central part has transverse holes; And at least one bar, it is placed in the said transverse holes of said central part.
3. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one flange stretches out from the said cane of said axle.
4. device as claimed in claim 1 wherein comprises at least two brush wheels at device described in said second configuration.
5. device as claimed in claim 1, each in wherein said at least one brush wheel have around the grommet of said opening and a plurality of from the extended bristle of said grommet.
6. device as claimed in claim 1, it further comprises at least one annex and at least one bar, and wherein said device has at least one the 3rd configuration that wherein said at least one annex is connected at least one bar.
7. device as claimed in claim 6, each in wherein said at least one annex are to be selected from the group that is made up of at least one brush annex, at least one scraper attachment and at least one pick annex.
8. device as claimed in claim 7, each in wherein said at least one brush annex are to be selected from the group that is made up of at least one side brush annex and at least one end brush annex.
9. device as claimed in claim 1, said first configuration of wherein said device further is associated with the 3rd clean operation.
10. method that cleans firearm barrel, it comprises following steps:
First configuration of firearm cleaning device is provided; In said first configuration, the cane of axle be placed pass be defined in the opening of retaining in the cloth be defined in the stopper with cylindrical part and chamfered portion opening so that the said cylindrical part of said stopper and second end of said axle reach and be communicated with the said chamfered portion of said retaining cloth and make first end of cable sections be connected to said axle at the first end place of said cane;
Utilize said first of said firearm cleaning device to dispose first cleaning course of implementing to comprise following steps:
Second end of said cable sections is incorporated in the cartridge chamber of firearm; And
Remove said second end of said cable sections from the transmitting terminal of said firearm; And
The said device of towing occurs until said second end of the said axle said transmitting terminal from said firearm;
The said first configuration reprovision of said firearm cleaning device is changed to second configuration of said firearm cleaning device; Be placed each the opening that passes at least one brush wheel at the said cane of axle described in said second configuration, and make said first end of said cable sections be connected to said axle at the said first end place of said cane;
Utilize said second of said firearm cleaning device to dispose second cleaning course of implementing to comprise following steps;
Said second end of said cable sections is incorporated in the cartridge chamber of firearm;
Remove said second end of said cable sections from the transmitting terminal of said firearm; And
The said device of towing occurs until said second end of the said axle said transmitting terminal from said firearm;
The said second configuration reprovision of said firearm cleaning device is changed to the 3rd configuration;
Utilize the said the 3rd of said firearm cleaning device to dispose the 3rd cleaning course of implementing to comprise following steps:
Said second end of said cable sections is incorporated in the cartridge chamber of firearm;
Remove said second end of said cable sections from the transmitting terminal of said firearm; And
The said device of towing occurs until said second end of the said axle said transmitting terminal from said firearm.
11. method as claimed in claim 10, said the 3rd configuration of wherein said firearm cleaning device is identical with said first configuration of said firearm cleaning device.
12. method as claimed in claim 10 was wherein putting on said retaining cloth with a kind of material during said first cleaning course before said second end with said cable sections is incorporated in the cartridge chamber of firearm.
13. method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said retaining cloth has a plurality of clean surfaces, and wherein is different from said retaining cloth employed surface during said first cleaning course in utilization during said the 3rd cleaning course.
14. method as claimed in claim 10 is wherein being implemented the step that the said device of said towing occurs from the said transmitting terminal of said firearm until said second end of said axle when said device applies twisting resistance.
15. method as claimed in claim 10, it further comprises:
Be formed for the handle of said firearm cleaning device, remove at said transmitting terminal and form said handle after said second end of said cable sections and form according to following steps from said firearm:
After said second end that removes said cable sections from the said transmitting terminal of said firearm, central part is connected to said second end of said cable sections; And
At least one bar is placed in the transverse holes of said central part.
16. method as claimed in claim 10, it further comprises following steps:
Provide wherein at least one cleaning attachment of said firearm cleaning device to be connected to the 4th configuration of bar; And
Said the 4th configuration of said firearm cleaning device is incorporated in the said firearm.
17. method as claimed in claim 16 wherein is incorporated in the gun barrel of said firearm through at least a portion with said cleaning attachment and said the 4th configuration of said firearm cleaning device is incorporated in the said firearm.
18. method as claimed in claim 17, each in wherein said at least one annex are to be selected from the group that is made up of at least one brush annex, at least one scraper attachment and at least one pick annex.
19. an external member that comprises the assembly of firearm cleaning device, said external member comprises:
At least one cable sections;
Axle, first end that it has cane and is suitable for being connected to said at least one cable sections;
Stopper, it is suitable for being placed on the said cane of said axle, and wherein said stopper has cylindrical part and chamfered portion, and said cylindrical part is communicated with said second end of said axle and said chamfered portion is communicated with said retaining cloth;
At least one keeps off cloth, and it is suitable for being placed on the said cane of said axle and shelves on the top of said stopper; And
At least one brush wheel, it is suitable for being placed on the said cane of said axle.
20. external member as claimed in claim 19, it further comprises:
Central part, second end that it has transverse holes and is suitable for being connected to said cable sections; And
At least one bar, it is suitable for being placed in the said transverse holes of said central part.
21. external member as claimed in claim 20, it further comprises:
At least one cleaning attachment, each in wherein said at least one cleaning attachment are suitable for being connected at least one assembly of from the group that is made up of said at least one cable sections and said at least one bar, selecting.
22. external member as claimed in claim 21, each in wherein said at least one cleaning attachment are to be selected from the group that is made up of at least one brush annex, at least one scraper attachment and at least one pick annex.
23. external member as claimed in claim 20, it further comprises:
The container of the cleaning auxiliary substance of scheduled volume.
24. external member as claimed in claim 23, it further comprises:
At least one product printed matter.
25. external member as claimed in claim 24 wherein provides each in said at least one the product printed matter with the form that is selected from the group that is made up of hard copy and soft copy.
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